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WASHINGTON — The same Russian online troll farm that meddled in the American presidential election has also taken swipes at Canadian targets, including oil infrastructure and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

OTTAWA — The federal government is giving Ontario a financial break in a new funding deal to help pay for new transit and water systems over the next decade in a sign of compromise that may be extended to other provinces looking for new federal infrastructure cash.

The first woman to ever be permanently appointed to lead the RCMP promised Friday to leave no stone unturned in her efforts to modernize a law-enforcement organization that remains plagued by complaints of sexism, workplace bullying and discrimination against Indigenous Peoples.

President Donald Trump began the week by issuing a pair of early-morning tweets that say American tariffs on imported steel and aluminum will only come off if there's a new NAFTA agreement that's fair to the United States.

Liberal MPs have thwarted a bid by Conservatives to force Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser to explain his assertion that rogue elements in the Indian government sabotaged the prime minister’s trip to India last week.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the national pharmacare committee assembled this week will preserve the best parts of Canada’s existing drug plans, rather than abandon them in pursuit of a new, country-wide universal program.

Seven of the 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit Wednesday because of Martine Ouellet’s leadership style, leaving the once-powerful party in complete disarray and with the embattled leader refusing to step down.

Justin Trudeau doubled down Wednesday on his support for a senior government official who suggested factions in the Indian government sabotaged the prime minister’s trip to India last week — despite a flat denial from India’s external affairs ministry which labelled the theory “baseless and unacceptable.”

Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled a federal budget Tuesday that charts a clear course for the Liberals to the 2019 election, an aspirational road map designed to ensure that no woman, scientist or national wildlife area gets left behind.